Super Rankings Round 22: Tim Kelly is a Cat on the rise

JUST how Tim Kelly was overlooked in five straight drafts will remain one of the great AFL mysteries, but the Cat is tearing up the competition in a star-studded midfield. Who else starred in Round 22? Robbo and Ando pick their top 20.

JUST how Tim Kelly was overlooked in five straight drafts will remain one of those AFL mysteries that is never properly answered.

To watch him in his debut season is to witness a player born for the AFL stage, one that Geelong took with pick 24 in last year’s National Draft, and one that is now vying for All-Australian selection.

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How did so many teams pass on Tim Kelly? Picture: AFL Media/Getty Images

If he makes that fictitious team then he will find superstars such as Buddy Franklin and Dusty Martin alongside him, plus a couple of ruckmen named Max Gawn and Brodie Grundy.

Who has made these rankings the most will be highlighted next week, but Gawn and Grundy will surely be very high up, as will Brisbane captain Dayne Beams who just keeps finding the ball.

Jack Gunston is another bound for AA honours, with Tom Hawkins a chance to join him up forward.

And then there is the new face of Brayden Fiorini, the Greensborough lad who hopefully in 2019 will cement his career on the coast.

Kade Simpson and Shaun Burgoyne did their bit for the AFL pensioners, while Josh Caddy continued to provide one of the code’s best one-two combinations with Jack Riewoldt.

Lance Franklin was Buddy brilliant for the Swans. Picture: AAP

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